[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1030 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1030

 Recognizing the achievements of former Texas Tech University, Indiana 
     University, and West Point men's basketball coach Bob Knight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2008

 Mr. Neugebauer submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the achievements of former Texas Tech University, Indiana 
     University, and West Point men's basketball coach Bob Knight.

Whereas Coach Bob Knight has won more Division I NCAA men's basketball games 
        than any other head coach, with 902 victories;
Whereas after he grew up in Orrville, Ohio, Bob Knight attended Ohio State 
        University, graduating in 1962 and playing on the 1960 NCAA championship 
        team;
Whereas after serving as an assistant coach at Army, he became the team's head 
        coach in 1965 at the age of 24;
Whereas in 6 seasons as head coach at West Point, his teams had a 102 and 50 
        record;
Whereas during his 29 years at Indiana University, he led the Hoosiers to 661 
        wins, 5 Final Fours, and 3 NCAA men's championships in 1976, 1981, and 
        1987, with the 1976 win capping an undefeated season;
Whereas no Division I men's team has had an undefeated championship season 
        since;
Whereas in his first season at Texas Tech University from 2001 to 2002, he led 
        the Red Raiders from eleventh place in the Big XII Conference to third 
        in the conference, a 23 and 9 record and their first NCAA tournament bid 
        since 1996;
Whereas through 7 seasons at Texas Tech, Coach Bob Knight exceeded career 
        victory records held by other men's coaches, surpassing the previous 
        wins record on January 1, 2007, and setting the record for most NCAA 
        tournament appearances in 2007 with 28;
Whereas throughout his coaching career, he has received many honors including 
        election to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991, coach of the gold medal 
        United States Olympic team in 1984, 6-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, 4-
        time National Coach of the Year, and 2007 Naismith Award for Men's 
        Outstanding Contribution to Basketball;
Whereas he has been a strong supporter of higher education, establishing the 
        Coach Knight Library Fund at Texas Tech University, which has raised 
        more than $300,000 for the school's libraries;
Whereas the Bob Knight Library Endowment he established in 1989 while at Indiana 
        University has tripled in size since it was started and continues to 
        generate thousands of dollars for the school's libraries every year;
Whereas he took pride in the academic accomplishments of his players, and his 
        teams consistently had high graduation rates; and
Whereas he also took pride in the integrity of his basketball programs, never 
        receiving an NCAA sanction for recruiting violations in 42 seasons: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives 
congratulates Coach Bob Knight for accomplishments in college athletics 
and academics.
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